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LINE SETTING 'AND CASTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2*2, 1916.

Application filed February 19, 1913. Serial No. 749,399.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNST WILHELM LEGER, subject of the German Empire, residing at Steinackerstrasse 20, Grosslichterfelde, Berlin, in the German Empire, have invented a new and useful Line Setting and Casting Machine; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to improvements in line setting and casting machines, and more particularly in machines of that class in which lines of type are cast from matrix bars adapted to be assembled to form a mold for the line of type and to be distributed again for further use in another line.

The object of the improvements is to provide a machine in which by means of a single assembling apparatus matrices of any desired number of types of diiferent character can be assembled and distributed again to their original positions in which the matrix bars of diiferent types are located in separate chambers.

lVith this object in view my invention consists in providing guide ways on which the matrix bars can freely move from distributed to assembled positions and back again.

In operating my improved machine a matrix which is located within a matrix chamber is unlocked for example by means of a key and conducted along guide ways into assembling and casting position, whereupon the line is cast and the matrix is conveyed by a transporting device and returned to its proper or original position by providing selecting devices one for each of the matrices, each of which selecting devices permits the passage of one matrix only.

By means of my improved apparatus any desired number of matrices can be used, so that the printer is enabled to assemble types of any width, such for example as lean types or fat types, without interrupting the assembling operation.

By reason of the large number of types which can be set by means of my improved assembling apparatus I am'enabled to as semble matrices of such languages which in printing require a very large number of different characters, such for example as matrices for the Chinese language.

For the purpose of explaining the invention an example embodying the same has been shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the same letters of reference have been used in all the views to indicate corresponding parts.

In said drawings Figure 1, is a diagrammatical side view of the machine, Fig. 2, is a plan of the diagram shown in Fig. 1, the connections between the keys and matrix chambers being omitted, Fig. 3,'is a side view of the assembling and distributing apparatus showing the parts on a larger scale, Fig 1, 1s a front view of Fig. 3 partly in section, Fig. 5, is a side view of a key and the shifting device, Fig. 6, is a plan of Fig. 5, Figs. 7 and 8, are respectively a side view and a section of a matrix chamber with a guide bar forming a part thereof, Figs. 9 to 12, are views of difierent matrices, Fig. 13, is a front view of-the transporting or conveylng device on which the matrices are partly distributed, Figs. '14 and 15, are sections of the conveying device showing the transporting devices in different positions, Fig. 16, is a section of a grooved guiding chamber, Fig. 17, is a bottom view of the said chamber, Fig. 18, is an end view thereof seen from the right'in Fig. 16, Fig. 19, is an end view thereof seen from the left, Fig. 20, is a side view of a gaged bridge distributing bar, Fig. 21, is a plan of Fig. 20, Fig. 22, is a section thereof taken on the line rcw of Fig. 20, and Fig. 23, is a section taken on the line yy of Fig. 20.

For the purpose of explaining the invention I have illustrated an embodiment thereof which is provided with four sets of types, each of the said sets comprising 81 different characters. Therefore by means of the machine I am enabled to assemble and cast a line which consists of four different kinds of types, and this can be done from a single key board, as will be explained here inafter.

In describing the machine I shall explain the function of the various mechanisms and the manner of operating the same, and I shall successively describe the manner in which the matrices are assembled, released, distributed, and returned into their original positions within their chambers.

By slightly depressing one of a plurality of keys 1 a key lever 2 connected therewith and mounted on a pivot 3 is rocked downward with the end carrying the key 1 and upward with the opposite end 4. Thereby a rocking lever 5 which is pivotally mounted at 6 is rocked in such a way, that its end opposite to the part 1 is moved downward. By its downward movement the lever 5 strikes on a toe 71 of a rod 8 which is thereby shifted downward. The rod 8 is jointed at 10 to a two armed rod 9. Each 'of the arms of the rod 9 is jointed at 11 to an arresting device 12 for the matrices m (Fig. By making the rods bifurcated, the arms of each rod may engage opposite sides of the arresting device, thus holding the rod in proper alinement. When the pivot 11 is shifted downward a lever 13 which forms a part of the arresting device is rocked about a fixed pivot 14.. To the lever 13 and on opposite sides of the pivot 14 arresting pins 15 and 16 are secured, and when rocking the lever 13 with the pivot 11 in a downward direction the arresting pin 15 moves downward and the pin 16 upward. The pin 15 which is provided at the longer arm of the arresting device separates the first matrix bar from those which are located at the rear thereof. When the body of matrix bars has thus been locked the arresting pin 16 releases the first matrix. Afterward when the key 1 is released and the pivot 11 moves upward, the pin 16 locks the second matrix bar before the pin 15 releases the same, or in other words when the lever 13 is moved backward the pin 16 arrives in position for arresting the second matrix, before the pin 15 has been retracted from the same. Therefore one matrix, that is the first one, has been released by dc pressing the key 1, and this matrix bar is now conveyed into casting position in the manner to be presently described. p

The matrices m are located within a matrix chamber 17 (Fig. 7). Where four different sets of types are provided, the types of the different sets are located in chambers 17, 171, 172, etc., as has been indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The matrix chamber, which is constructed in the form of a guiding member, consists of a grooved bar 18 and a guide bar 19. The matrix which has been released by the operation of the key 1 slides through a groove 20 (Figs. 1 and 3), over a guide way 21 and a bridge 23 to guide bars 24 which lead to the casting apparatus. The bridge 23 has a rocking support on a pivot 22. After the matrix has moved over these parts, it is in casting position. The casting apparatus may have any known or preferred construction. As its construction does not form a part of the invention, a description thereof is unnecessary.

After casting the matrices are taken by a lever (not shown) which is connected with the arm of the casting receptacle, and they are elevated thereby on the guide bars 24. Simultaneously the lever of the casting receptacle opens thebridge 23. Thereby the matrices are free to slide downward on slide bars 25 and to an inclined transporting device 26. The said inclined transporting device consists of stationary toothed bars 27, transporting members 28, and orbital transporting member guides 29 provided in the stationary member. By means of an eccentric a and rods 8 and these guides the movable members are reciprocated upward and downward and forward and backward. The matrix (Figs. 9 to 12) is suspended with its arms 35 from a tooth of the stationary bar of the transporting device, the movable member, which in Fig. 13 is shown in its lower position, moved upward by the eccentric, because it is shiftably supported with a guiding lug 31 which makes a four-motion or orbital circuit in the transporting guide 29, and the transporting member 28 takes a hold of the matrix, lifts the same out of the tooth and conveys the same upward a distance corresponding to the whole stroke. Now the transporting member 28 moves downward and leaves the matrix on the stationary bar 27'from which it is suspended, and upon the second stroke it lifts and conveys the same a certain distance. This operationis repeated, until the matrix has arrived on a guide way 32 (Fig. 3). On this guide way the matrix slides to the distributing rods 33 and 34 (F 2 and 1). In order that this distribution be effected in a reliable way, the guiding notches 36, 37 of the matrices m which move into the right hand part of the matrix chamber are disposed at a lower level than the notchesof the matrices which slide into the left hand Dart (Figs. 9 to 12). The distributing rod 33 is located above and the distributing rod 34: is located below. On these rods the matrix bars which so far were suspended merely from the guiding arms slide with the guiding holes 36 or 37 respectively in engagement with said bars, until they arrive below the grooved distributing chamber 38, and get with their guiding noses 39 in engagement with the lateral grooves 30 of the inverted groove 30 of the distributingchamber. The grooves consid ered in ascending order progressively increase in length as shown in Fig. 16. The said guiding noses may be located at the outer or inner side, and at different levels, according. to the grooves of the distributing chamber (Figs. 9 to 12). By the said distributing chamber the matrix is conveyed by means of a right or left screw conveyer 40 a distance which is equal to the length of the groove 30 of the guiding chamber.

As the noses 39 of the matrices are located at different levels, each nose engages in a definite groove, and when the end of the groove is attained, it Will slide from the guiding chamber to the guide bars 41 (Fig. at) from which it slides to the-asserting bridge distributing rod 42 (Fig. 20). The latter has a circular cross section, and it has notches 43 which are exactly gaged and on the farthermost notch 43' it carries a bridge 44. The matrices which belong to the up permost matrix chamber slide on the rod to the bridge, and they slide with noses 4-5 of the matrices engaging the top face of the bridge 4% and pass over the rod, until they arrive at the notch through which they can slide downward with their slot 46 straddling the small part of the rod which in each matrix has a breadth diiferent from that of any of the other matrices. Finally the matrices arrive again with the guiding arms 35 on the guide bar of the matrix chamber in their original positions in which they are stored at the rear of the matrices which are still in distributed position.

The matrices which belong in the lowermost matrix chambers drop downward through the slot 43, because they are not equipped with noses which permit them to slide over the bridge, and they get over the slide bars 47 to an assorting rod 48. They slide along the latter to the proper slot in the same manner as the matrices which belong in the upper chambers, they drop downward through said slot and slide into the matrix chamber. The construction of the grooved guiding chambers is shown in Figs. 16 to 19.

To enable the operator to assemble the matrices from the different groups of chambers by means of a single key board, a shifting mechanism is provided, which is constructed as follows:

For setting the apparatus into position for cooperation with the desired chamber a button as is turned. By rotating the said button the lever 50 is rocked either to the right or to the left (Figs. 5 and 6). Thereby the rods 8 are brought under the toe 7 of the lever 5. To enable the operator to have access to all the four chambers by means of the button 49, the connecting rod 51 of the right hand section is connected with the rod 52 of the left hand section by a bell crank lever 53 which has a rocking support on a pivot 54. Thereby any one of the toes 71 to 74- ot the rods can be brought under the lever 5 of one or the other of the sections and thereby to release the difi'erent arresting devices. A pivoted pointer 51 provided with a slot in which engages a pin carried on the connecting rod 51 gives a visual indication of which groups of chamhers is in operative connection with the keys.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a plurality of groups of matrix chambers, each group carrying a difterent style matrix; matrices therein; an arresting device for each matrix chamber; a key-board having key levers, pairs of rocking levers, substantially perpendicular to each other, each pair pivotally connected to the. respective key levers; a plurality of rods associated with each rocking lever, each having a toe adapted to engage the rocking lever, each rod being pivotally connected to one of said arresting devices; a bell-crank lever; links connecting the respective arms of said bell crank lever to the rods associated with the respective rocking levers; a spindle 75 provided with a button at one end and a crank at the other; and means connecting said crank with one of said links.

2. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a plurality of matrix chambers; matrices therein; means for releasing matrices, one by one, trom the chambers; guide-bars for conducting the released matrices from the matrix chambers to a casting apparatus; a distributing means above the matrix chambers; a transporting means for lifting the used matrices to the distributing means: and a bridge in said guide bars for switching the matrices from the guide bars, into the transporting means.

3. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of'matrices therein; means for assembling the matrices; means for distributing the matrices to the magazines; guide bars for conducting the matrices from the assembling means; a transporting means for carrying the matrices to the distributing means; and means for switching the matrices from the guide bars to the transporting means.

4. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines; a plurality of matrices there-in; means for assembling the matrices; means for distributing the matrices to the magazines; guide bars for conducting the matrices from the assembling means; a transporting means for carrying the matrices to the distributing means; and means for switching the mat- 116 riccs from the guide bars to the transporting means, said transporting means comprising a pair of stationary toothed bars, a pair of movable toothed transporting members at the side of said bars, the stationary bars being provided with endless guide slots, a guide lug on the movable members and engaging in the guide slot, and means for in ring said movable members to permit every part of the slot to engage the lug.

5. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a distributing means, and a transporting means for transporting matrices to the distributing means, said transporting means comprising a pair of stationary toothed bars, a pair of movable toothed transporting members at the side of said bars, the stationary bars being provided with endless guide slots, :1 guide lug on the movable members and. engaging in the guide slot, and means for moving said movable members to permit every part of the slot to engage the lug.

6. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a distributing means, and a transporting means for transporting matrices to the distributing means, said transporting means comprising two pairs of relatively movable toothed members, and means for causing a four-motion relative movement between the relatively movable members.

7. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination with a plurality of magazines and a plurality of matrices therein; of assembling means therefor, and distributing means therefor, said distributing means comprising stationary toothed members, movable toothed members and operating means for the movable members adapted to impart reciprocating movement thereto upward and downward and forward and backward.

8. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination with a plunality of magazines and a plurality of matrices therein; of assembling means therefor, and distributing means therefor, said distributing means comprising stationary toothed members, movable toothed members and operating means'for the movable members adapted to impart reciprocating movement thereto upward and downward and forward and backward, said movable member being provided with positive guiding means consisting of a pin and a slotted member.

9. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a plurality of matrix chambers; a pair of right and left curved distributing rods having their inner ends at different heights; a plu 'ality of matrices having openings therein of different heights; means for feeding the matrices to said inner ends; and means for conducting the matrices from the rods to the chambers.

10. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a guide chamber provided with an inverted groove passing therethrough, both of the side walls of said grooves being provided with side grooves of progressively varying length; matrices having noses adapted to engage in said side grooves; matrix chambers; means for conducting the'matrices from the guide chamber to the matrix chambers; and means for feeding matrices to the guide chamber.

11. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of a guide chamber having therein a groove provided with side grooves; matrices having noses adapted to engage in the side grooves; means for feeding the matrices to the guide chamber; a screw parallel to the guide chamber and adapted toforce the matrices along the same; matrix chambers; and means for con- 13. In a line setting and casting machine,

the combination of upper and lower groups of matrix chambers; matrices therein; 1n-

clined assorting bridge distributing rods disposed over said chambers and each provided with pairs of oppositely disposed gaged notches over the respective chambers and a bridge notch at the upper end; an

asserting bridge disposed over each bridge notch; lower asserting rods adapted to receive matrices from said bridge notch and provided w th pairs of. gaged notches disposed over the respective lower matrix chambers; means for feeding matrices to the matrix chambers.

14. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination with the matrices each having a part of its form different from that of the other matrices, and storing means for said matrices, of means to support said matrices in stored position, guide ways and means to assemble the matrices, means to distribute the matrices, and a bridge member adapted to conduct said matrices from the guide ways into assembled position and from the assembled position to the distributing means, said distributing means comprising a screw conveyer and means adapted to cooperate with the parts of difierent form of said matrices to assort'the same for distribution of each of the same to its proper place in said storing means.

15. In a line setting and casting machine, the combination of right and left upper and lower groups of matrix chambers adapted to receive a plurality of styles of matrices; matrices in said chambers; an arresting device at the lower end of each matrix chamber for releasing one matrix at a time; a key-board, each key thereof having a key lever; rods extending from each matrix chamber of each style of matrices and adapted to be placed into cooperation with the key lever of the corresponding character; guide-bars for leading the released matrices to the casting apparatus; a transporting means for lifting the matrices to a point above the matrix chambers; a bridge in said guide bars for switching to the transporting means the matrices from said guide bars; distributing rods curved to the right and left respectively and certain of the matrices over said notch; and lower assorting rods adapted to receive matrices fromsaid first notches and provided with gaged notches disposed over the respective matrix chambers of the lower groups.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNST WILHELM LEGER.

Witnesses FELIX RoHUz'rosKY, KOWACK HIMMEL.

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